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Saudi-Israeli normalization diplomacy 2026
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 24
JUL 24 · Day 1
Trump says Saudi Arabia should normalize ties with Israel
The Trump administration called the nuclear agreement a decades-long, multibillion-dollar partnership and said it will be submitted to Congress for review.
Trump announced on social media that Saudi Arabia must first normalise relations with Israel, a day after the nuclear cooperation deal was signed.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the nuclear deal would not lead to nuclear proliferation because US contractors would handle the project, allowing Washington to monitor it.
“efforts to diversify energy sources, advance cutting-edge technologies, and expand opportunities for cooperation and investment in ways that serve the mutual interests of the two friendly countries”
SAUDI ARABIA'S MINISTRY OF ENERGY
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